Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1887-12-14
FROM MONDAYS DAILY.

FROM MONDAYS DAILY
 The mud is drying up rapidly. Mrs. W. c. Bashford continues to improve.
 Jndge Wright has decided to hold an adjourned term of court in March.
 E. w French, signal service observ- CT at whipple, has been on the sick list.
 Ira Moore left for his ranch to-day, after A visit of several weeks with his relatives in Prescott. 1 Frederick E. Murray and James Douglass returned, on Saturday, iron A visit to the United Yer de copper mines l at Jerome.
 1 II. NJ. Hughes won the sofa cushion, Saturday night, at the rsfiie at the Sage rae saloon. Robert Carlmell threw the winning number, 43. The United States grand jury, on Sat urday, returned an indictment against l W u Sdufru, oi .hOiihNc couuts, ho1 selling whisky to Indians. Martin Maier's ice pond broke loose, on Saturday, causing considerable of freshet in Granite Creek and causing co siderable loss to Mir Maier. A letter, received few days ago from A. A. Moore, announced his presence at Paris, southern California. He has by this time reached his destination, San Diego.
 The editor of the Courier mournfully remarks that, Wi bout 'an old timer remarked to him he would not have known whether he was bear, dog or an elephants trunk" Henry Ernest, of the Bridge Barber Shop, has secured the services of a first class barber, and will remain in Pres cott, instead of going to San Francisco, as intended Baths, two bits. dl2t2 G. A Bray, monopolizes two columns of the Flagstaff Champion. to tell the people of northern Arizona about his Christmas goods. Parties in Prescott desiring to order goods by telephone from him are informed that his number is 29S1.
 Joseph E. Wilson, the fve-year-old son of :. F.. Wilson, gave birth day party this afterno n to number of his young friends, at the family residence in Yves. Prescott The little folks en- ioyed a very happy time. A deed and bill of sale, from Wm. l.. Eastwood to John V. Ritter, was filed for record to-day. The property cover ed by them was the Eastwood ranch and 0 head fl cattle, in the south part of the county, the considerati ,n named being $i,G00
 J. F Beggs, superintendent of the Arizona stage company, took the rib- bons himself and drove the blackboard to Peoples valley, last week, with J. H. Hamilton as passenger Returning on Saturday, he came over the old gov ernment road. the first time he had ever travelled it
 Owing to the ove'taxed motive power of the Atlantic & Pacific railroad, that company has been unable 10 transport coal for the use of the Presc t X Ari- zona Central Railway, and inc latter has been compelled to Use wo d for fuel for several days They are HOW nego- tiating for large wood contract to be furnished them.
 N MoriorG, of the Phenix Her. ald, has recently added a steam engine to his printing outfit. with which to run his presses. We congratulate MT. Nor ford on his prosperity and enterprise. The Herald and JopRNAL-MINER are the only papers in the territory, outside of Tucson, which are printed from power presses.
 As an index to the prosperity of the town, it may be stated that Geo ". Curry, the jewe,er, on saturday, made A sale of H'.,monds amounting to $5OO to one of his patrons. He does not give the name, but the sale was bona fide. He also states that watches and expensive jewelry are also in de- mand for holiday presents.
 Elsewhere, today, will be found the announcements of Jas. M. Dndson, for Chief of Police: Geo. S. Porter, for City Treasurer, and J w Archibald for City Assessor. All of these candidates have served the people in the capacities for which they are candidates for re- election and have proven themselves worthy officers
 Among the cases recently placed on the court locket here was d divorce case entitled, Dandridge vs Dandridge. The case has, however, been taken 10 a higher court, by the murder, recently, of Jane Dandridge, one of the parties to the suit, by her paramour, Alfred J. Moss, Troop A, 10th Cavalry, at Fort Apache. After killing Mrs Dandridge, Moss committed suicide
 Court Notes.